[vJUG CONNECT] LJC meetup Exploring Reactive Programming & Infra From Code

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We’re excited to bring another vJUG Connect event in partnership with London Java Community (LJC)! This time, with 2 incredible speakers. Nelson Ekpenyong, Software Craftman and specializing in Java and Dan Erez, Enterprise Architect and Software Manager.
📅 Date: 25th March
📡 Virtual: youtube.com/live/l6r06Q3tfIc
🕒 Agenda (GMT Time)
6:10 PM – LJC and MS Introduction & Announcements

• 6:30 PM Speaker ONE: Nelson Ekpenyong - Reactive Programming: Unleashing High-Performance, Non-Blocking APIs for Real-Time Applications.

7:15 PM - Short break

• 7:30 PM - Speaker Two: Dan Erez - Java and the 'Infra From Code' vision

📢 Speaker One: Nelson Ekpenyong
Reactive Programming: Unleashing High-Performance, Non-Blocking APIs for Real-Time Applications.
Reactive programming offers a paradigm shift, enabling us to design systems that can handle a high volume of requests while maintaining responsiveness. Building responsive, resilient, and scalable applications is critical in today's world. Yet traditional synchronous programming models often limit performance, especially in I/O-bound applications. This talk dives into the essentials of reactive programming and its practical application using Spring WebFlux.
I'll start by demystifying the core concepts of reactive streams, Mono, and Flux, and understanding how non-blocking APIs differ from traditional blocking ones. Using real-world scenarios, we’ll explore how to build efficient endpoints with WebFlux, manage backpressure, and leverage reactive database connections through R2DBC. Additionally, I'll cover best practices for error handling and testing reactive applications.

📢 Speaker Two: Dan Erez
Java and the 'Infra From Code' vision
'Infra as code' is a common practice today, but it still requires preparing yaml configurations, frequent updates as the applications changes, etc. But why not deduce the needed infra from the code itself? 'Infra FROM code' is the new vision, claiming the code has all the needed information within it. Let's explore that and see how can Java be the first language to fulfill this novel concept.
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